Tracking Tweets During ESPN Hopkins-Duke Broadcast

Due to ESPN's decision to broadcast the UVA Women's game on ESPNU, Saturdays John Hopkins-Duke contest was moved to ESPN and provided a rare non-championship game broadcast for the sport on the flagship channel. With a great lead in from SportsCenter the game was broadcast in millions of households that otherwise would not have an opportunity to watch a lacrosse game. The Growth Blog tracked tweets during the broadcast to get a peek at the collective conscious of some of these new viewers:

SoGyftedMusic Turnt on ESPN and they gotta lacrosse game on, look kinda fun, can't even front

DexKnowsAll watching some #lacrosse on @ESPN although I don't understand it

yomike Can't tell you why I'm watching Duke + Johns Hopkins Lacrosse but this game is kinda hype...

TimmyTimmyMoore I wish lacrosse would have been big down here when I was growing up. I know I would have been awesome

ottomatic13 Lacrosse looks like alotta fun.

iamjaykeys Lacrosse look like hockey on grass

Dreman1731 Watching Lacrosse, I know they gotta be hot in those jerseys and pads.

bradblum I really wish I knew how to play lacrosse. It looks like it would be a blast.

teezybaby15 If I close my eyes and listen to the announcers lacrosse almost sounds like basketball...quick first step...shake n bake....to the rack

Caged_in If black ppl played lacrosse we would dominate it...

sassy_brown19 #RANDOM i WONDER HOW MUCH $$ lACROSSE PlAYERS GET PAiD ??

1JOEDASHOW I wish I played lacrosse wen I was younger

C7Walt Lacrosse= Hockey on land

AnAverageRunner Watching lacrosse on ESPN. I've decided that being a lacrosse goalie might be the worst position in sports.

dallaswiginton Watchin ncaa lacrosse. If altus woulda had it I def woulda played. About to go hit the range

LisaTheStarr @AyeFuckJuno i like lacrosse ! lls it looks fun if ur actually playing lol

PHInal_Chance At the barbershop with @trefury listenin to biggie and jay-z while watchin lacrosse...

MR_SbSquad Watchin lacrosse these bois crazy I would play this game

myMYNDisBROKN Watching lacrosse. What kinda sport is this?? Tennis mixed with football mixed with soccer? Do they tackle in this sport?

iamjaykeys You gotta have powerful hand-eye coordination for this lacrosse shit

willgladnick My brother just said lebron would be "sooo good" at lacrosse.. you have to be kidding

JTM02 who would have ever thought that watching lacrosse could be so fun

shefeelinBLUE A lot of sports like soccer and lacrosse are so similar to basketball considering offensive and defensive techniques.

BHayes_4 Lacrosse Is A Crazy Ass Sport Yo

DPressed_WI_fan Lacrosse on ESPN. I can't lie I've been watching it for the past couple of years & it aint bad.

MisterAndersonD I should have played Lacrosse it looks fun

DatBoiTD49 #NowWatching..Lacrosse..#DukeVsJHU..This like watching soccer and basketball put together

cdkercher Suprisingly enjoying college lacrosse on tv.

SandlapperSpike I've never figured out lacrosse rules, though it looks fun. At The Citadel, the guys on our club team were mostly from NJ and mostly crazy.